In November 2018, Ms. Liu posted a bill for her father's hospitalization online, which quickly sparked heated discussions.
Ms. Liu said that not only did her father's illness make her anxious and heartbroken, but the high hospital fees also plunged her into despair and grief.
The bill shows,In the past two months, Ms. Liu has paid a total of 1.04 million yuan to the hospital, which is a huge amount of money
This money is more than enough to buy a house in a third-tier city, but in a hospital, this is only two months' hospital money, which may sound jaw-dropping, but it is a very cruel truth.
Two months ago, Ms. Liu's father had a sudden acute heart attack, and looking at her unconscious father, Ms. Liu and her family were stupid at that time, and immediately dialed 120 for an ambulance to come to the rescueWith the full assistance of the doctors in the hospital and the careful care of everyone, Ms. Liu's father finally turned the corner.
However, in order to sustain life, it is necessary to go to the intensive care unit after the operation to continue observation and conservatism**.
After spending some time in the intensive care unit, Ms. Liu's father is no longer in life-threatening condition.
At this time, the family has already spent a lot of moneyAfter Mr. Liu learned that he had spent nearly one million yuan during his hospitalization, he was ready to go home to recuperate.
But at this time, Mr. Liu had just undergone heart bypass surgery, although his life was not in danger, the doctor still recommended that he stay in the hospital for a period of observation and **.
Only with the doctor's confirmation was he able to successfully leave the hospital.
After the bill appeared on the Internet, it quickly sparked a strong reaction from netizens.
Many people were shocked by this staggering number, and some even jokedThey can't afford to die, they can't afford to get sick.
However, the statement given by the hospital isThe cost of 1.04 million on the bill is already the result of various cutsOtherwise, Mr. LiuThe ** fee is more than 1.7 million yuan.
Not only Ms. Liu, some netizens once broke out earlier that she had spent 1.1 million yuan in the ICU for eight days, and as we all know, the cost of the ICU is as high as tens of thousands of yuan per day.
Many people think that the hospital is eating human blood steamed buns and making black money, but is this really the case?
Ms. Liu's story is not an isolated case: Zhao Qiang's 68-year-old mother collapsed from a sudden cerebral hemorrhage one morning while drying clothes.
Her son rushed to an ambulance and was taken to the local intensive care unit.
Although he has worked hard to prepare a large sum of money,But Zhao Qiang knew that this was definitely not enough.
A few years ago, in less than two weeks, he spent 500,000 yuan to send his father to the intensive care unit, and so on.
This time, although he still felt anxious and fearful, he chose to turn around and go home to get the money.
After consulting with his sister-in-law, he withdrew an unexpired fixed deposit from the bank and set it aside for later use. The attending doctor told himEven if hundreds of thousands are spent, there is no guarantee that the patient will come back.
Zhao Qiang's eyes were red after hearing this, he controlled his emotions, and said to the doctor"Help!Save some money!I can't live without my mother!
The doctor, who had long been Xi to such a tragic scene, could not help but sigh helplessly, and could only exhaust all possibilities to try to save the patient.
However, Zhao Qiang's mother's vital signs were not optimistic, and with a previous history of major medical conditions, her physical signs gradually weakened after 3 weeks.
In the layers of security in the intensive care unit, in the process of saving her mother's life, until her last breath, her body is gradually cooling down.
To save the mother's life,Zhao Qiang spent a full 1.13 million yuan, but despite this, Zhao Qiang's mother still only lived for nearly 18 days.
When Zhao Qiang left the ward, he could no longer suppress the sadness in his heart and was speechless. He lost his mother, as well as all the savings he had accumulated over the past decade and all the support he needed to survive.
You can find many similar stories of medical expenses on the internet.
Bill by bill is shocking and helplessBecause no matter how hard we try, illness is always inevitable.
It makes us value life more, and the high cost of ** makes us feel more emotionally miserable.
Ms. Liu and Mr. Zhao spent a lot of money on **, however, there were many more people who spent a lot of money, and the end result was that they failed to save the lives of their loved ones, and in the end, the money and lives were gone.
But is it the hospital's fault?Is the value of the intensive care unit the original sin?
The intensive care unit is based on medical staff, and patients of different specialties can be centralized or decentralized** to provide the best medical services for patients.
The intensive care unit, also known as the intensive care unit, focuses on the care of critically ill patients, thereby reducing the investment of medical resources, improving the level of care, and reducing the morbidity and mortality of critically ill patients.
Often, only vital signs are unstable or may be unstablePatients whose affected organs or systems have been or may be life-threatening are transferred to the intensive care unit.
Recently, I saw a ** on station b, which said that an old man was admitted to the intensive care unit for 40 days due to acute intestinal obstruction, but finally died. Then when I saw the news, I felt very heavy and devastated.
While intestinal obstruction is not very dangerous in everyday life, it can be more complex and dangerous for older patients.
The old man was admitted to the intensive care unit because of some unfavorable factorsMore than 40 days of ** cost the family more than 400,000 yuan, and the daily cost was as high as 10,000 yuan.
This is an astronomical amount for many families. Especially for families with poor economic conditions, such an amount is prohibitive. And most importantly,It is heart-wrenching that after paying such a high price and 40 days of savings, the old man finally died.
The intensive care unit has always been an important part of a hospital center, patients admitted to the intensive care unit are usually in severe condition and require a high level of observation and **.
At the same time, the cost of running an intensive care unit can be very high, which is why the intensive care unit has become the most special and expensive place to admit patients in hospitalsUsually at least 6,000 RMB per day.
As an intensive care unit for critically ill patients in a hospital, it only has 2-5% of the total number of beds in the hospital, but almost all of them are critically ill patients.
This means that the resources of the intensive care unit have reached their limits, and the cost of each bed and its equipment has reached almost a million dollars.
Patients on the verge of dying often need to be treated in an intensive care unit**, which requires expensive medical equipment, and some patients can cost tens of thousands of dollars per daySome patients spent as much as $1.1 million on an eight-day stay.
As the last line of defense in the fight against disease, the capacity of the intensive care unit has a direct impact on the life and death of patients.
The cost of intensive care units is high, which can reach tens of thousands of dollars per day, which undoubtedly imposes a huge financial burden on the patient's family.
Faced with a series of high medical expenses, patients' families will inevitably feel confused and anxious, and improper handling can easily lead to medical disputes.
There is always the question of why the cost of the intensive care unit is so highAre these fees really reasonable?
But when we see patients in the intensive care unit "entangled" with all kinds of life-sustaining equipment, everyone's mood must be particularly heavy.
These people may have been alive and well, but are now locked in this strange room, kept alive with life-sustaining equipment.
Then again, why is the cost of an intensive care unit so high?
First of all, the cost of using its equipment is highIn order to save the patient's life, the intensive care unit is equipped with a variety of life-saving equipment, many types, most of which are life-detecting instruments, including some instruments that provide oxygen to patients. There are also instruments that can replace the patient's cardiopulmonary function.
These devices typically include a range of one-time consumables that can cost tens of thousands of dollars for a single start-up or thousands of dollars per day for continuous operation.
In addition to that,The various life support equipment in the intensive care unit is also expensive to run.
Monitors that monitor vital signs, ventilators that take over the action of respiratory muscles, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), which replaces lung and heart functions, are expensive but critical to saving patients' lives.
ECMO, ie"Artificial heart-lung machine", which not only acts as an extracorporeal cardiopulmonary, but also takes over the functions of the respiratory and circulatory systems. These materials must not contain toxic substances, cannot cause an immune response in the patient, and cannot prevent the formation of blood clots. This means not only the manufacturing cost of the equipment, but also the consumables, making it very expensive to use.
ECMO membranes and artificial hearts that are in direct contact with the patient's blood must be replaced after use in a patient. For this reason, the initial cost of ECMO for different brands ranges from 25,000 to 70,000 RMB.
The various life support tools in the ICU require the use of a large number of disposable consumables to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the patient. These consumables** are expensive and can cost tens of thousands of dollars per startup. In addition, the day-to-day costs of using these devices on an ongoing basis can run into thousands of dollars.
The core components of ECMO are the diaphragmatic lungs, which act like lungs and introduce oxygen into the bloodstream, and blood pumps, which act like the heart and circulate blood.
These materials are in direct contact with the patient's blood, so they must not contain toxic substances or cause an immune response from the patient, nor can they be easily clogged by the blood. This means that it is not only the manufacture of the equipment that is expensive, but also the consumables and, therefore, the cost of ongoing use.
Since the cost of ICU equipment includes consumables and ongoing use, this part of the cost tends to be the highest, resulting in a high daily base cost for the ICU.
Secondly, the drugs used are expensive and most of them are imported.
Most patients admitted to intensive care units are life-threatening and often have serious infections. Then there is a need to import medicines to stabilize the patient's condition. Many imported anti-infective drugs, hormones and immunoglobulins, which require 2 to 4 ampoules per day, are not covered by health insurance and must be paid for by the patient himself.
Therefore,Another major cost item in the intensive care unit is the cost of daily emergency medication, and the cost of paramedics is also high.
In particular, patients in the intensive care unit are in serious condition, changing rapidly, and cannot take care of themselves, so they need 24-hour care. The fact that the intensive care unit requires one doctor and three ** to accompany the patient 24 hours a day, combined with the long working hours and heavy workload, means that the cost of care is much higher than in the regular ward.
The high cost of intensive care units is well documented, and each location is very expensive, whether it is the cost of medicines, equipment, or manpower, which means that the high ICU fees are justified.
However, over time, as Medicare coverage increases, the cost of an intensive care unit may even be partially offset.
Therefore, families should not interfere with the doctor's decision to transfer the patient to the ICU, as delays** may have more serious consequences. In the end, a healthy body is more important than anything else, so as a general rule, take care of your body.
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